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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;18(10):803–812. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.07.008

Table 4.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (95% CI)a for hypertension for Hispanic subgroups, and non-Hispanic whites according to nativity status and length of stay in the U.S.: NHIS 1997–2005

Nativity Status
Island/Foreign-born
< 5years 5– 9 years ≥10 years U.S.-born
Puerto Rican 1.67
(0.63, 4.39)		 2.75
(0.78, 9.73)		 0.92
(0.67, 1.26)		 1.02
(0.85, 1.23)
Mexican 0.48
(0.20, 1.16)		 0.70
(0.37, 1.32)		 0.88
(0.72, 1.08)		 0.76
(0.62, 0.92)
Mexican American 2.09
(0.48, 9.12)		 0.69
(0.21, 2.32)		 0.63
(0.47, 0.85)		 0.83
(0.75, 0.93)
Cuban 1.46
(0.56, 3.85)		 0.58
(0.29, 1.15)		 1.05
(0.82, 1.35)		 0.53
(0.30, 0.92)
Dominican 0.83
(0.14, 5.11)		 1.82
(0.82, 4.04)		 1.69
(1.12, 2.56)		 1.62
(0.60, 4.36)
Central & South American 0.78
(0.39, 1.56)		 0.85
(0.48, 1.52)		 0.83
(0.67, 1.03)		 0.94
(0.59, 1.48)
Other Hispanic 1.33
(0.44, 4.02)		 2.05
(0.99, 4.25)		 0.91
(0.66, 1.25)		 0.87
(0.69, 1.11)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.98
(0.53, 1.82)		 1.08
(0.55, 2.12)		 1.57
(1.28, 1.93)		 1.48
(1.41, 1.56)
Non-Hispanic white 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
a

ORs adjusted for age, sex, marital status, survey year, U.S. region, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes, health insurance, education income and occupation.